Basic installation | Asus M2A690G guide

Chapter 2

This chapter provides step-by-step instructions on how to install components in the system.

Basic installation

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Asus M2A690G installation manual Basic installation

Contents

Series M2A690G E3061 First Edition February Table of contents Chapter Starting up Chapter Bios InformationMotherboard Info Onboard Device Configuration Canadian Department of Communications Statement Federal Communications Commission Statement Electrical safety Safety informationOperation safety Audience About this guideHow this guide is organized Conventions used in this guide Where to find more information System package contents System introduction Front panel WelcomePage Rear panel Audio 2, 4, or 6-channel configuration Voltage selector Hdmi card ports Internal components System introduction Basic installation Tool Basic components to installPreparation Before you proceed Removing the side cover and front panel assembly Central Processing Unit CPU Installing the CPU Gold triangle Small triangle Installing the heatsink and fan Page Memory configurations Installing a Dimm DDR2-667 Qualified Vendors Lists QVL DDR2-533 KHX6400D2LLK2/1GN DDR2-800 Removing a DDR2 Dimm Installing a DDR2 Dimm Configuring an expansion card Installing an expansion cardExpansion slots IRQ assignments for this motherboard Standard interrupt assignments PCI slots PCI Express x1 slotPCI Express x16 slot Installing an optical drive Installing a hard disk drive Serial ATA power Serial ATA cable Cable Installing the card reader Asus V-Series M2A690G Installing a floppy disk drive LED cables Re-connecting cables Reinstalling the cover Asus V -Series M2A690G Starting up Powering up Installing an operating systemSupport CD information Running the support CD Drivers menu Utilities menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI Vista Driver Make Disk menuManual menu Make ATI RAID/AHCI Driver Asus Contact information Asus PC Probe Installing PC ProbeUsing PC Probe Software information Sensor alert Preferences Changing the monitor panels position Hardware monitor panels DMI browser WMI browser Usage PCI browser Memory usage Configuring PC Probe Starting up Motherboard introduction Motherboard layout Introduction Clear RTC RAM Clrtc Jumpers USB Device Wake Up Connectors PRI IDE COM Port Connector Ieee 1394a Connector ATX Power Connector Internal Audio Connector Azalia Analog Front Panel Connector Power/Soft-off button 2-pin Pwrsw C d Playback of HD DVD and Blu-Ray Discs Dual display table Bios setup Creating a bootable floppy disk Managing and updating your Bios Path A\ Asus EZ Flash 2 utility Enter. The Award Bios Flash Utility screen appears Award Bios Flash Utility No Update Write Fail Recovering the Bios from the support CD Asus CrashFree Bios 3 utilityRecovering the Bios from a floppy/USB flash disk Page Installing Asus Update Asus Update utility Updating the Bios through the Internet Updating the Bios through a Bios file Bios menu screen Bios setup programMenu bar Menu items Configuration fieldsSub-menu items General help Pop-up window Legacy Diskette a 1 .44M, 3.5 Main menuSystem Time System Date Day xx/xx/xxxx Primary IDE Master/Slave Access Mode AutoPrimary IDE Master/Slave Auto Capacity PIO Mode AutoUdma Mode Auto Transfer Mode Extended Drive Auto Sata Landing Zone HDD Smart Monitoring DisabledInstalled Memory xxx MB Usable Memory XXX MB DDR2 Voltage Control Auto JumperFree ConfigurationAdvanced menu +1.2VNBSB Auto CPU Configuration Chipset Dram ConfigurationLDT & PCI Bus Control Plug & Play O/S No Surroundview DisabledUMA Frame Buffer Size 64MB Spread Spectrum Auto IRQ Resources PCI Latenct Timer CLKMaximum Payload Size Front Panel Type HD Audio Onboard LAN EnabledSouth OnChip IDE Device South OnChip PCI Device USB Configuration Acpi Suspend Type S1&S3 Power menuAcpi Apic Support Enabled APM Configuration Hpet Support Enabled Power On By External Modem DisabledRestore on AC Power Loss Power Off Power Up On PCI/PCIE Devices Disabled Hardware Monitor Fan Controller Disabled CPU Fan Speed warning 800 RPM CPU Temperature, MB TemperatureCPU Fan Type DC Vcore Voltage, 3.3V Voltage, 5V Voltage, 12V Voltage Floppy Disks Boot menu1st ~ 4th Boot Device Removable Removable Drives Hard Disk Drives Case Open Warning EnabledQuick Boot Enabled Boot Up Floppy Seek Disabled OS Select for Dram 64MB Non -OS2 Bootup Num-Lock OnTypematic Rate Setting Disabled Full Screen Logo Enabled Password Check Supervisor Password User Password Tools menu Asus Music Alarm Audio CD Drive Primary IDE Master Alarm Time hhmm 0Repeat Track Disabled Volume Load from Profile 1/2 Load Bios ProfileLoad from File Save to Profile 1/2 Save Bios ProfileSave to File Asus EZ Flash Exit menu Discard Changes Load Setup DefaultsExit & Save Changes Exit & Discard Changes